Compact floribunda rose plant named &#39;Poulpal061&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, orange red flowers with yellow stripes and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpal061’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2005 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpal061’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent has apricot blend flowers while the new variety has orange red flowers with yellow stripes. The female seed parent has red flowers while the new variety has orange red flowers with yellow stripes.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant orange red flowers with yellow stripes;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpal061’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2005 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpal061’ was selected in the spring of 2006 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpal061’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2006. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpal061’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpal061’. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings is a cluster of open flowers, flower petals detached, sepals detached, and reproductive flower parts. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawings is a flowering branch showing flower buds and peduncles, juvenile leaves, mature leaves, and bare stems. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpal061’, as observed in its growth in in a field nursery in Marion County, Oregon. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulpah024’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,729 are compared to ‘Poulpal061’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpal061’ ‘Poulpah024’ Petal Count 35 90 Flower Diameter 75 mm 55 to 60 mm Upper surface of Red Group 43A at marginal Red-Purple Group 57A outer petals after zone. Red Group 41B at to 58B with streaks of opening middle zone. Splashed with White Group 155B and White Group 155C or Yellow Group 5D layered over

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 28 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 16 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red Group 40C             and Yellow Group 10B. Sepal inner surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 147D. Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal             outer surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with moderate             intonations of Greyed-Orange Group 175A. Texture: Somewhat             rough. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with             receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have weak foliaceous             appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal size: 20 mm             long, 10 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 6 mm in             height, 7 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with             intonations of Greyed-Orange Group 166A. Shape: Campanulate.             Pedicel: Surface: Rough. Length: 25 to 30 mm. Diameter: 2 mm             on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations             of Greyed-Purple Group 184A. Strength: Strong. Peduncle:             Length: 4 to 11 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 145A with intonations of Greyed-Purple             Group 184A. Texture: Smooth.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in corymbs of             12 to 15 buds per stem.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Moderate floral. Duration: The             blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 14             days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have             fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 75 mm when open.             Flower depth is 35 mm. Flower shape: Open cup double flower,             with petals that curve out from the center. Shape of flower,             side view: The upper portion is flattened convex. The lower             portion is concave.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 35 petals             total, 5 of which are petaloids.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 40A             and Yellow Group 10A.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer & inner petals Upper             surface: Splashed with Orange-Red Group 33A and Red Group             38B. At the basal zone Yellow Group 10A. Lower surface: Red             Group 43C splashed with White Group 155C and Yellow Group             4D. Basal petal spots, upon opening: Upper surface: Yellow             Group 10A. Lower surface: Yellow Group 10C. After opening,             outer and inner petals Upper surface: Red Group 43A at             marginal zone. Red Group 41B at middle zone. Splashed with             White Group 155C Lower surface: Red Group 52C splashed with             White Group 155C and Yellow Group 4D. Basal petal spots,             after opening: Upper surface: Yellow Group 10A. Lower             surface: Yellow Group 10C.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Moderately reflexed. Margin: Entire             and uniform. Strong undulations. Shape: Generally             elliptical. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: 35             mm (l)×35 mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 17 mm (l) by 11 mm (w). Quantity: About 5.             Shape: Crescent shaped. Color: Upper surface is Orange-Red             Group N30A and Yellow Group 9A. The lower surface is Red             Group 41C and Yellow Group 4A.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 10C. Quantity: 50             on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 7B. Length: 5 mm.             Pistils: Length: 10 mm. Quantity: 30 on average. Stigmas:             Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 162B. Styles: Color: Green-White             Group 157A. Location of stigmas: Level in location relative             to the length of the filaments and the height of the             anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 80 cm in height,             and 70 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B and             Greyed-Red Group 181A. Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group             144A. Length: On average, canes are 40 cm from the base of             the plant to the flowering portion. Diameter: 5 mm.             Internodes: On mature canes about 65 mm between nodes.             Surface Texture: Young wood: Rough. Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 2 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 4 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 179A. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Red Group 179B.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 120 mm (l)×110 (w). Quantity:             2 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Color of juvenile             foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 146B. Lower side:             Yellow-Green Group 146B. Anthocyanin: Greyed-Purple Group             183B. Color of mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green             Group 146A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 146B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 30 mm long, 13 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:             40 mm. Diameter: 1.5 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Rachis: Length: 45 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated.             Size: On average terminal leaflets are 75 mm long, 40 mm             wide. Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex:             Mucronate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement:             Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora             sparsa, rust Phragmidium sps., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,             and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Compact Floribunda rose class named ‘Poulpal061’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant orange red flowers with yellow stripes, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 